When we think of traditional Islamic garb, our minds tend to gravitate toward the stereotypical image of a woman swathed in formless black robes. But as Malaysian designers have recently shown us, this doesn’t always have to be the case.
Enter the Islamic Fashion Festival, which ran from Nov. 4-8, as part of the 2009 Malaysia International Fashion Week (M-IFW). According to the BBC, Malaysia is making a move to bring traditional Muslim dress into …

Designer clothing. Rolex watches. $500,000 Lamborghinis. Sounds like a slice of life from a rock star extraordinaire, but you’d be surprised to learn that the owner of these luxury items is nothing more than a tutor. A celebrity tutor, that is.
We’ve always known that Asian countries take their education far more seriously than Americans, but tutoring director Richard Eng in Hong Kong carries the concept of academic achievement to an entirely new level. Eng is the owner of 12 tutoring schools in Hong Kong and has recently opened another one …

A recent CNN article brought to light a growing trend of “compensated dating” in Hong Kong’s teenage girl population. In “compensated dating,” a young woman agrees to go out on a date with a man for a price, but more often the “date” ends up being sex.
Though the girls themselves deny it, this type of short-term relationship is really only a variation of teenage prostitution, with the distinction that the girls are handing out sexual favors to earn extra shopping money rather than out of desperation.

Hey girls, ever wonder how you can maintain a great physique and make yourself smarter at the same time? It seems like a myth at first, but a recent scientific study may have the answer.
We’ve always known that exercise is a cornerstone in any healthy lifestyle, but not all of us are aware that certain types of exercise have been proven to enhance brainpower as well. According to a recent study conducted by researchers at the National Cheng Kung University in Taiwan, running is the form of exercise most beneficial …

On Tuesday, Sept. 29, New York City Councilman John C. Liu won the runoff to become the 2009 Democratic comptroller candidate, a position that could potentially put him in control of billions of dollars.
If Liu continues his success and is elected to the position of comptroller, he will make history by becoming the first ever Asian American to win a citywide election in New York City. He is already the first and only Asian American to win a mayor elective office in NYC, a huge accomplishment in and of itself.